variants:
or less commonly programing
Definition of programming
1
: the planning, scheduling, or performing of a program
2a
: the process of instructing or learning by means of an instructional program
b
: the process of preparing an instructional program for a device (such as a computer)
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The first known use of programming was in 1896
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